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WITNESS Patented Oct. 18, I898.

A. H. DUBBUR.

PLASTIC OBNAMENTATION-OF WOOD.

(Application filed Dec. 1, 1897.)

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Nrrno STATES ATENT OFFICE.

AUGUSTUS H. DURBUR OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

PLASTIC ORNAMENTATION OF WOOD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 612,641, dated October18, 1898-.

Application filed December 1, 1897. Serial No. 660,368. (No specimens.)

To all whom 2375 may concern:

Be it known that I, AUGUSTUS II. DURBUR,

a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, (Brooklyn,) in thecounty of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and usefulArticle for Ornamenting Surfaces and the Like, of which the following isa specification.

My invention has relation to the art of producing ornamental surfacesupon walls, ceilings, picture-frames, and other places where exteriorornamentation is desired.

The object of my invention mainly is to produce upon wooden or othersurfaces in which the natural grain is exposed what is known as ivoryeffect, wherein the body of the ornamentation (placed on the woodenbacking) is of a shade contrasting with the high light or morepronounced portion of the ornamentation, which latter is produced byexposing the original color of the composition This effect can, beproduced, as hereinafter described, upon a wooden backing wherein thenatural grain of the wood, always exposed, and whether stained, colored,or otherwise treated, is presented in contrast with the ornamentationplaced thereon and having the characteristics hereinafter described.

My invention therefore consists in the article produced through thepracticing of my invention, as more fully hereinafter described, andpointed out in the claims.

I have illustrated my invention in connection with a section of apicture or other frame; but I desire to have it understood that I do notlimit myself, as will be hereinafter shown, to such particularapplication of my invention.

In the drawings forming part of this speci-. fication, Figure 1 is aplan view of a section of a picture-frame embodying both features of myinvention; Fig. 2, a sectional elevation through the same approximatelyon the line a Z), Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrow. I I

In carrying out my process I proceed as follows: I take a plastic andmoldable composition-such as the plastic preparation or putty which isordinarily used for the purpose of producing configured moldings eitherand is in condition to receive subsequent treatment I apply a surfacecoating of stain of any desired color, preferably, in order to producean ivory effect, a deep dark brown or red, following the scheme of colorgiven to the plastic composition. The stain is allowed to dry on thecomposition. When sufficiently dry, I next proceed to remove the stainfrom the high portions or high lights of the composition at whateverpoints it is desired, (say by sandpaper or the like,) which removes aportion of the composition, thereby exposing the shade or color of thecomposition in contrast with the stained and lower portions or base ofthe configured composition. The socalled high lights of the figure beingremoved and the original color of the composition exposed a verypleasing and novel effect 4 removed, exactly simulates in effecta pieceof I ivory. This effect is even still further pronounced when thecomposition is originally stainedor colored to simulate old ivory andthe exterior stain made to simulate the exterior of old ivory.

In the drawings I have represented my invention as applied to apicture-frame wherein the wooden body of the frame, as at 1, has anexposed natural grain 2,which may be colored or stained, if desired, tofollow out the scheme of coloring of the stained portion of the molding,the frame representing for the purpose of illustrating my invention inits broadest phase a wall, ceiling, or other surface to be ornamented.

The elevation of the configured composition from which the stain hasbeen removed are indicated by the White portions of said molding, as at8.

By applying my invention to a frame and the like wherein the support forthe molding is of wood'with the natural grain exposed, as indicated at2, a very pleasing and artistic effect is produced, and this effect isgreatly accentuated by staining the Wooden backing with a colorcorresponding to that onthe molding.

Having described my invention, I claim- 1 1. As a new manufacture, anarticle of the class described,con1 prising a backing of Wood,

or the like, having an exposed natural grain, and a stained or coloredconfigured plastic com-position secured upon the surface of the saidbacking so as to present the grain about it, said composition havinghigh and low lights, and being stained exterior-1y in contrast with theinterior shade or color of said composition, the color of saidcomposition being exposed at the highlights, substantially as and forthe purposes described.

2. As a new manufacture, an article of the class described, comprising abacking of wood or the like having an exposed natural grain, and astained or colored and configured plastic composition secured to thesurface of said lbacking so as to present the exposed grain about it,the exterior of said composition and the grained surface being stainedWith a corresponding color, portions of the surface of the compositionbeing removed to expose its color in contrast to the exterior stain,substantiall-y as and for the purposes described.

Signedin the city, county, and State of New York this 16th day ofNovember, 1897.

AUGUSTUS H. DURBUR.

W'itnesscs:

HERBERT F. DURBUR, A. R. SEARLES.

